Padrone Pattimura

Kapitan Pattimura (born in Hualoy, Hualoy, South Seram, Maluku, June 8, 1783 - Dies in Ambon, Maluku, December 16, 1817 on 34 year), has the original name or Thomas Thomas Matulessy Matulessia.

Nama dan Silsilah
Pattimura, born in Saparua.He is the son of Frans Matulesi with Fransina Silahoi. As for the biography Pattimura government version that first appeared, M Sapija writes, "That the noble hero Pattimura classified as derivatives and from Nusa Ina (Seram).'s Father is named Antoni Mattulessy he was the son of Kasimiliali Pattimura Mattulessy. The latter is the son Sahulau king. Sahulau the name of the person in the country which lies in a bay in South Seram "

The term Kapitan
From the history of written Pattimura M Sapija, lieutenant is the gift of the Dutch title. Actually not.

According to historian Mansyur Suryanegara, the ancestors of this nation, from the point of history and anthropology, is a homo religiosa (being religious). Their belief in something beyond the power of their minds, give rise to interpretations that are difficult to digest modern ratios. Therefore, their social behavior is controlled forces of nature that they fear.

Their souls are united with the forces of nature, magic, supernatural powers possessed special someone. Magic was subsequently accepted as something noble and sacred events. When he was attached to someone, that person is a symbol of their strength. He is a leader who is considered to have charisma. The properties were attached and proceeds down through the generations. Although later they were converted, but the genealogical / genealogy / ancestry is a derivative of the leader or captain. From this fact as "lieutenant" who attached themselves Pattimura it originated.

Struggle
Before fighting a war against the VOC he had a career in the military as a former British army sergeant.The word "Maluku" comes from the Arabic Al-Malik Al-Mulk or meaning Land of the Kings. Since at that time the number of royal

In 1816, the British handed power to the Dutch and later the Dutch menetrapkan monopoly of political policy, a tax on land (landrente), transfer of population as well as shipping Hongi (Hongi Tochten), and I ignored the Treaty of London among others, in article 11 contains a provision that the British Resident in Ambon have to negotiate first with the removal of Governor koprs Ambon and in the agreement also stated clearly that if the British rule ended in Maluku then the soldiers must be freed of Ambon in the sense that the right to choose to enter a new government or military service out of military service, but in Pratiknya pemindahn is enforced military service The return of Dutch colonial rule in 1817 got a tough challenge from the people. This is because the political, economic, and social relationships are bad for two centuries. Maluku People finally got up arms under the leadership of Kapitan Pattimura Thus at the outbreak of war against the Dutch colonialists in 1817, duke of Kings, The Kapitan, Indigenous Elders and people picked it up as leaders and warlords as experienced and have the properties -sfat knight (kabaressi). As a warlord, Kapitan Pattimura strategizing with aides of war. As a leader he successfully coordinated Kings Patih in carrying out the activities of government, lead the people, regulate education, providing food and building fortifications. Widely recognized authority in leadership by the king and the duke of ordinary people. In the struggle against the Dutch he also seek unity with the kingdom of Ternate and Tidore, the kings of Bali, Sulawesi and Java. Pattimura-scale war that faced the Dutch national with a large military force and to send its own strong Buykes Admiral, one of the Commissioner-General to deal Patimura.

Great battles against the Dutch armed forces on land and at sea coordinated Kapitan Pattimura assisted by Melchior Kesaulya penglimanya among other things, Anthoni Rebhok, Philip Latumahina and Ulupaha. The battle that destroyed the Dutch troops was recorded as the seizure Duurstede Dutch fort, the battle on the beach and jasirah Waisisil Hatawano, Ouw-Ullath, Jasirah Hitu on the island of Ambon and Seram South. Pattimura war can only be stopped with the politics of pitting, guile and the earth scorched by the Dutch. The hero eventually be arrested and put an end to his service in the gallows on December 16, 1817 in the city of Ambon. For service and sacrifice, the Kapitan Pattimura confirmed as "INDEPENDENCE STRUGGLE HEROES" by the government of the Republic of Indonesia. National Hero of Indonesia.